Two vehicles shadow each other on I-5 near Carmel Valley, San Diego CA

Traffic

Reported: 11/8/2025 09:20 AM

I-5, San Diego, CA

Two vehicles, a white Tesla and a white Toyota Tacoma, were driving closely together on northbound Interstate 5 near Carmel Valley. They changed lanes in coordination, appearing to shadow each other. Separately, a piece of a bumper was reported blocking the middle lane on eastbound Interstate 8 near Hotel Circle.

Audio|Source: San Diego CHP Orange/Blue and the RCS Law Mutual Aid

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Transcript:

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277 city over an active highway by lift northbound five just as far as the Carmel Valley.

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7.9.

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A 7 of the best of the white Tesla, fixed vehicle is a white Tacoma.

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So thinking Tesla is free-checking the fixed-time vehicle.

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A shadowing him when they change to different lanes.

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The last 28, so the associated vehicle is 9-hand-rayed zebra Robert (number withheld).

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7 I got me.

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7 copies. Both bird is right-locked at that pass lane.

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Okay. Okay.

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721, 7282A.

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2A. 827277-7-7-7-7-7-7 vehicles.

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Vehicles are locked in approaching via double-level light at No.

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Number 5 at 39th Oceanside, still active.

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The report is locked at the number 2 at 75-l-hour.

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7-night, Kathy.

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87.

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7-0.

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7-0.

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7-year clear for 1022, parking your pressing a broadcast holding.

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But no longer, I'm an assessment, that's our vehicle could be a other way all from.

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Seven, I got one.

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1125[1], east and eight, west of hotel circle.

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E775.

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Tennis a bumper in the middle lane is folded by one, east many west of the hotel circle.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

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1125: Roadway condition or object creating a potential danger to traffic flow or safety.

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